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August20,2015
Contact:LeahKossak
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(401)8628615
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SimmonsCollegesnumberonewomensMBAprogramnowaccessibletoall
BOSTONSimmonsCollegeisexcitedtoannouncethatthewomensMBAprogramisnow
exclusivelyonline.PresidentHelen
Drinanbelievesthatthechangewillcreatearichanddeep
onlineexperiencethatutilizesanunparalleledtechnologyplatformtodeliversmallclasses
aroundtheworld.
Today,womenarerecruitedaggressivelyfortheMBAwhereveritisoffered,Simmons
ProvostKatieConboysaidin
anonlinepost
.Anongoingchallengeforbusinesswomenistheir
verybusyschedules,whichrequirebalancingmanydemandsandcancomplicatetheirabilityto
traveltoacampustocompletetheirdegree.Manymenfacethesechallengesaswell.Innation
context,therearethousandsofpeoplewhosimplyhavenoaccessiblecampusbasedoptionsfor
anMBA.OurnewonlineMBAwillchallengethisdirectly.
Establishedin1975,theSimmonsbusinessprogramwasthefirstintheworlddesigned
specificallyforwomenandwascreatedatatimewhenwomenwerenotwelcomeintraditional
MBAprograms.TheSimmonsMBAprogramiscurrentlyrankedthe#1MBAwiththeGreatest
OpportunityforWomenbyThePrincetonReview.
Thecollegehasalreadyimplementedtwohighqualityprofessionalgraduatedegreesonline.The
onlineclasseswillbesupplementedwithfacetoface,synchronousmeetingsthatencompassat
leasthalfthecredithoursintheprogram.Andmultipleimmersionweekendswillbring
studentstogetheronourcampustohelpthembondwitheachother,theSimmonsfaculty,and
thecampus.
Simmonsisproudtobeattheleadingedgeofthisbrandofonlineeducation.
Foundedin1899,SimmonsCollege(http://www.simmons.edu)isanationallyrankeduniversity
locatedintheheartofBostonwithahistoryofvisionarythinkingandsocialresponsibility.
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